defeats; defeated; defeating
defeats; defeated; defeating
Learner's definition of DEFEAT
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: to win a victory over (someone or something) in a war, contest, game, etc.擊敗;戰勝 -
We lost to their team last year, but this year we're going to defeat [=beat] them.去年我們輸給了他們隊,但今年我們會戰勝他們。
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We must be ready to defeat our enemies in battle.在戰場上我們必須做好準備擊敗敵人。
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Our candidate defeated him in the last election.在最後一輪選舉中,我們的候選人戰勝了他。
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He defeated his opponent.他擊敗了對手。
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a : to cause (someone or something) to fail挫敗;使落空 -
She finally found a solution to a problem that had defeated many other researchers.她終於找到一個困擾很多其他研究人員的問題的解決方案。
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The bill was defeated in the state senate.這個提案在州參議院遭到否決。
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It would defeat the purpose of having a nice car if you never got to drive it. [=there would be no reason to have a nice car if you did not drive it]如果你從不駕駛它,那麽擁有一輛漂亮的汽車就失去了意義。
b : to control or overcome (something)控制;克服 — see also defeated 2 defeat /dɪˈfiːt/ noun
plural defeats
plural defeats
Learner's definition of DEFEAT
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: failure to succeed or to win失敗;挫敗 [noncount]
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We weren't prepared for defeat.我們沒料到會失敗。
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One small error could make the difference between success and defeat.一個小小的誤差就有可能會影響成敗。
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After several tries we were forced to accept/admit/concede defeat.幾次嘗試之後,我們被迫接受/承認失敗。
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The bill suffered defeat [=the bill was defeated] in the state senate.這個提案在州參議院遭到否決。
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Even in defeat [=even when he didn't win], he was a hero to those who loved the sport.對那些熱愛此項運動的人來說,即使他未能獲勝,他仍然是英雄。
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The passage of the law represented a defeat for their cause.這項法律的通過代表了他們敗訴。
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Her basketball team suffered a bitter/crushing/devastating defeat. [=loss]她的籃球隊遭到了慘敗。
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That was his first defeat as a professional boxer.作爲一名職業拳擊手,那是他的首次失利。
— opposite victory 2
[count] : the act of winning a victory over someone or something擊敗;戰勝
go down to defeat
: to fail or lose : to be defeated失敗;損失;被打敗